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Happy Halloween Jade
Chapter 1 – Give it your best shot.
Credit for the original idea goes to Invader Johnny.
Tori's POV
It was, right after school on the 1st of October and on this particular Thursday, the gang, myself and several other students, plus Sikowitz were sitting in the black box theatre, planning the annual Hollywood Arts, haunted house.
Sitting next to Jade, I watched as Sikowitz, stood up and took a drink from his coconut. "Now, children. I want this year's haunted house to be a success. As you know, each year, we put on a haunted house for charity, using our skills and talents. This year, we are going to try to raise $300 dollars for the Wells Street, Food pantry, which has served needy families, since the 1960's. Its modest amount, but I think we can do it. "
At this point, Andre raised his hand.
"Yes Andre"
"I know they will hold it here, but what will the layout be? Same as last year?"
"Mostly, they will enter through the side door, wind through several interconnected class rooms and hallways, then they will exit onto the asphalt café. I have the route, approved by Principal Helen, played out on this map, which I will hand out to you now. She didn't want to use the upper level this year, as in the dark, there was too much of a chance for people to fall on the stairs and hurt themselves."
As Sikowiitz handed out the maps, he said. "Now we need some good ideas, to make this really scary. Who's got one?"
Right away there were a number of suggestions. Though, as in previous years, Jade took the lead in suggesting ideas for the haunted house. Helping to plan the annual haunted house was one of Jade's favorite school activities. She'd been talking about it for weeks.
However this year, her ideas quickly fell flat, mostly because they were just rehashed, recycled and in some cases, simply lacking in imagination. Even the easily impressed Cat, was not impressed. Now that I think about it, Jade's mostly been talking about how good her ideas from previous years were.
"Jade, we did a scissoring themed room, last year and the year before that. How about one centered around the Halloween Movies" Said Cat.
"Oooh. I like that idea. We can have our own Michael Meyers" I replied
My suggestion was quickly met with a harsh glare from my girlfriend. "You're not helping, Vega! You're supposed to support my ideas."
I briefly huffed with anger, then quickly composed myself. "I am helping Jade. By being honest with my girlfriend. I'm sorry, but these ideas just not up to your standards. You can do better; I know you can."
Jade briefly fumed for a moment, then began to pout slightly, as Sikowitz moved on to hearing another student's idea.
After a few minutes, while listening to the others, an idea came to me, I raised hand for the first time. "I have an idea."
Jade, quickly looked at me and replied what sounded somewhat condescending. "Tori, I'm sorry but you're just not that scary. You can help make mine. I have a good idea, now."
"Let's hear your idea, Tori?" Replied Sikowtiz.
I tried to support Jade earlier, by saying she could do better, and here she turns around and essentially embarrasses me in front of everyone. Suddenly I felt too self-conscious to tell them my idea. "Never mind."
The meeting concluded a short while later, with most of the haunted house planned out. However, another planning meeting was scheduled for the following Monday, to finalize the plans. As the meeting broke up, Jade smiled and looked at me.
"Wanna go to Nozu and get something to eat?"
Feeling rather stung by Jade's dismissive attitude and her embarrassing me, I thought for a moment. "No, I have some homework I want to finish up. I'll call you tomorrow, " The homework wasn't urgent and I was planning on doing it the next night, but Jade's being an asshole, so she can eat alone.
"Ok, Later Vega"
A short time later I was driving home and the more I thought of it, the angrier I got. She just blew my idea off and made me look stupid. She's supposed to care for me, but she certainly didn't act like it. By the time she arrived home, I was fuming mad.
"So you don't think I'm scary, miss Know it all Goth, and you think it's fun to make me look like stupid. Well you're pissed off girlfriend is going to show you scary. "I ranted as I got out of the car. I was now determined to scare the ever living fuck out of her and shut her up for good about whether or not I can be scary.
Back in my room, I lay on my bed thinking of how to really get Jade. My idea earlier was a zombie room. But Jade likes zombies, so that wouldn't work.
After getting more frustrated, as no really good ideas came to me, I sat and did my homework. I was curious to see if Jade would call, but she didn't. After an hour or so, I finished my homework and sat to watch TV. It was a short while later, just watching the tube, the idea came to me.
"Of course." I said out loud. "That's it."
I quickly moved to my desk and started to get it on paper. Once I had my basic idea, I ran into the basement, to see if I had any of the needed things. Sure enough, what I had in mind was tucked away in the corner of the basement.
By the time I went to bed, I had most of it planned out. It could work, only I needed a few more things and some help.
The next morning, I got to school early and found Sikowitz at his desk. I proposed my idea, and even showed him my plans.
After studying the plans intently for a moment, he took a long sip from his coconut.
"Interesting. I like it."
"You'll let me, then?" I said eagerly.
"Yes."
"I can get some help, making it, Robbie, Beck or Andre, but I don't want Jade to see it, until it's done."
He nodded. "Because she so rudely dismissed your idea last night."
"Yes."
"Done. You can have dance practice room 2, that's at the end of the tour. Should be perfect. Please keep me posted as to your progress and please be careful."
"Yes, I will, thank you."
With that, I headed out and found Jade at my locker. I was still angry with her but I acted like nothing was wrong.
"Where were you? You're usually at your locker by now?" She quizzed me as she gave me a soft kiss.
"Talking to Sikowitz about my room in the haunted house."
Jade raised an eyebrow and for a moment, looked as if she was going to laugh at me. "You're room?"
"My room." I replied with a wry smile.
"Care to tell me about it."
"No"
Jade briefly frowned. "why?"
"If I tell you about ahead of time, then it won't scare you, won't it."
"You think you can scare me?"
"I'm giving it a shot."
Jade kissed me again. "Give it your best shot Vega. If you do a good job, I may even act a bit scared. Gotta get to class. Love ya…later."
As she walked away, I hissed under my breath. "Condescending bitch….."
Later in the morning, I asked Beck and Robbie's help. Both were fascinated by the idea and were eager to help me with the project.
Over the next couple of weeks, I set about getting things ready at feverish pace. My efforts included checking some books from the library, searching both resale, electronic and junk stores, assembly and a ton of other things. I had some cash set aside for a new pearpod, but I decided to forgo that, for this particular project.
Jade, though she didn't speak of it, I could tell she remained very skeptical and rather amused by my efforts to scare her. She didn't even pick up on the fact that I was still rather angry with her, which only spurred me on further. To be honest, I really didn't feel like spending a whole lot of time with her and more than once I chose to work on my project, instead of spending time with her. She was busy with her room, but not as much as mine.
Finally, I had everything ready and the guys and I even had a test run in my parent's garage. It worked perfectly.
Finally, it was Thursday, October 29th and everyone was setting up the haunted house. School was out for a teacher's convention on both the 29th and 30th, so it was ok, to set up the haunted house, the night before it was to open.
I spent the day with the guys, in my assigned room and finally I was ready. I was beyond eager to see Jade's face. I know Jade had her own room, but at the moment all I was thinking about was mine.
I told the guys to let Sikowitz know, that I was ready.
The night before the haunted house opens, the various people who helped make the room, all take turns going through it, seeing how all the other rooms look in comparison to theirs. In previous years, there has been an actual competition, to have the scariest room. Jade won 2 years in a row, before they stopped doing it.
No One's POV
Jade stood outside the main doors to Hollywood arts looking rather impatient. She took a moment to survey the sign that said "Hollywood, Arts, Haunted Mansion" and the other lights and other scary bits that had been put up.
"I hear it's good." Said Andre who was waiting as well.
Jade had simply rolled her eyes and said nothing.
A moment later, Sikowitz poked his head out. "Ok, Jade, Andre you can go through now."
"This had better be good" Replied Jade as she entered the haunted house.
So, Jade and Andre entered the house."
It was a typical haunted house, dimly lit, with sounds of screams and what sounded like tortured souls. They wound their way into the first room which was an evil clown room with 3 evil and rather menacing looking clowns inhabiting a rather disturbing circus. Jade simply smirked and criticized their makeup as looking too tame.
They proceeded further into the haunted house along a marked path, dodging cobwebs and other students who looking like ghouls, jumped from hiding places to scare patrons as they walked by. Andre was impressed by the effort, but he could Jade was not.
They passed through Jade's room, which unlike the past was Scissoring themed, was a based on the movie, "The Ring" and its sequels. Cat was portraying Samara the evil spirit from the well. Andre could tell Andre was pleased with her effort, but Jade thought it was Average.
Finally they got to the final room, which was Tori's room.
"This ought to be good." Said Jade dismissively.
The final door, had a sign, which read, in what looked like dripping blood, "Welcome to Dr. Dissection's laboratory."
Entering the room, they followed the path which ran along very edge of the room.
The other side, of the room, which was eerily lit, was made out to be a mad scientist's laboratory. In fact, it looked like it was straight out of some 1931's Frankenstein. There were test tubes, odd things in glass jars, half dissected corpses and various electronic gizmos that gave off a strange light.
Jade could tell that Tori had put a lot of work into the look of the room and quietly nodded in approval.
In front of them was a cloth covered table, with what appeared to be head with a half-exposed skull on it. Jade smirked to see it was Beck in make-up.
But in the center of the room, just a few feet past the table is what Jade immediately focused on.
Rising from the smoke and dim light was an operating table. Firmly strapped to the table was Tori, who was wearing a blond wig. She was crying for help as she didn't want to end up an experiment.
"Help me! Please. He's mad!"
But directly above the table was what appeared to be a large metal arm that extended from what appeared to be a fake wall. But at the end of the arm, was a very real, gleaming silver, circular saw blade.
Just then, Robbie jumped from the shadows, wearing a bloodstained lab coat and white wig, jumped out.
"Now, it is time to begin the dissection" Said Robbie, in a rather bad sounding Eastern European accent.
Robbie pulled out a remote from his pocket and hit a button.
Suddenly saw blade began to spin with a near deafening sound. A second later, the arm itself, slowly began to lower towards Tori.
Jade who had been watching with a somewhat critical eye, nodded with some admiration. "A real blade and an arm that goes down. Impressive."
Her arms crossed, Jade watched as the blade came closer and closer down to Tori's chest. As it lowered, Jade could Tori' screams become more and more fearful. All the while, Robbie was cackling with evil laughter.
For a moment as the buzzing blade lowered, Jade felt a twinge of nervousness.
Suddenly there was a puff of smoke and the both the arm and blade stopped moving. Jade noted the blade has stopped about 2 inches from Tori's chest.
"Curses, the blade has stopped" Ranted Robbie, in his ridiculous accent.
He then turned to Jade. "Perhaps it would work with you"
Jade then clapped. "Not bad Vega!" replied Jade loudly. "I'll give you an A for effort. I do like the real blade."
"I tried Jade. We're you scared."
"No" Came Jade's rather blunt reply.
At this point Robbie was fiddling with the remote, looking somewhat perplexed. "Tori, I hit the button but. It's not going back up to the starting point."
"Robbie. Hit it again. You probably didn't push it hard enough."
Beck then turned his head to look at Robbie. "Just give it a wack."
Jade simply laughed. "Now I'm scared Vega. Scared that I won't get my 2 bucks back. Your thing doesn't even work."
Robbie gently hit the side of the remote and then pressed the button. Instantly the blade started again to spin.
"Got it." Said Robbie with relief.
Suddenly there was a loud but audible "Pop" that came from the fake wall, where the base of the arm was connected.
For a brief second, both Robbie and Tori, looked at each other with confusion.
Jade watched helplessly as the, the spinning blade, instead of going up, suddenly and rather quickly lurched down right at Tori's chest.
Looking at Tori, Jade could see a look of absolute terror, forming on her face as she began to scream.
It took only a second, but the blade made contact with the flesh, with a sickening shredding sound.
"Oh God!" said Robbie.
In front of everyone's eyes the blade rapidly and efficiently dug further and further into Tori's chest cavity.
Jade stood there, paralyzed and in utter shock, half obvious to the fact that she had gotten sprayed with some of the blood,
"TORI!" shrieked Jade, as she turned began to shake uncontrollably.
The blade took only few more moments to complete its job, only stopping with it had cut through her back and begun to dig into the metal table she was on. Coming to a halt, the blade, now covered in blood, was actually sticking out from the bottom of the table.
Having just watched her girlfriend, eviscerated before her very eyes, Jade, feeling almost numb from the fear, shock and horror, looked down to the bottom of the table as the crimson sawblade dripped blood on to the floor. She then turned to look at Tori's face. Her eyes were closed, almost as if she was peacefully asleep. But that peaceful image was quickly shattered by the fact that a steady stream of blood seemed to be escaping her mouth.
Taking another step back, Jade began to scream uncontrollably along with a stream of nonsensical words.
Finally, Jade let out one ear bursting scream and promptly fainted on the spot.
I'm back, I wanted to give thanks to Invader Johnny for this wonderful idea. It's been a while since I've written anything, but I've been going through some stuff, plus I haven't had too many ideas. I hope you like this.